HCES 2023–24 data reveal a sharp shift in Telangana from beedis to gutkha, with rural and urban households spending heavily on tobacco products. Public health experts warn the trend, driven by poverty and work conditions, could worsen nutrition and health outcomes.
Hyderabad: Despite the warnings written on the pack, many people choose to not only chew pan, tobacco, gutkha, khaini or pan masala, but they also spit it publically on the roads or even inside buses. Taking note of such incidents, Managing Director of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, V C Sajjanar has warned the staff […]
